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Beginner's Poker

Firstly let's look at the basic terminology around a
poker game. It's good to be familiar with the terms used when you
learn to play poker, along with hand ranking and an idea of good
starting hands.

Terminology:

Dealer

This player receives his cards last. After each hand the
dealer's position moves clockwise around the
table.

Blind Bets

The bets are made before any cards are dealt. Two blinds have to
be bet to start the game and these are made by the two players
sitting to the left of the dealer. The first player makes a 'small
blind' and the second player place a 'big blind' which is normally
twice the amount of the 'small blind'.

Checking, Betting, Folding, Calling & Raising

Checking is to refrain from making a bet, when
it is your turn and no other bets have been made in the round.

Betting is to place your bet down on the table,
it must be at least equal to the other bets in the round.

Folding is to stop playing the hand. Your cards
are put down and any money you have contributed to the pot is lost.
A decision to fold is irreversible.

Calling is to place a bet equal to other bets
so that you may see the next card. If the last card, or River, has
been dealt, then calling will lead to The Showdown.

Raising is to increase your bet and forces the
other players to do so if they wish to continue the game. Other
players can also re-raise which means placing a bet higher than
your raise.

The Button

This is a small white disc used to show who the dealer is in the
current hand. When in a casino with a dedicated dealer, the button
will move from player to player as if they were dealing to imitate
this.

Blind Bets

Blind bets are made before any cards have been dealt. The first
player to the left of the dealer places the 'small blind and the
second player to the left of the dealer places the 'big blind',
usally double the amount of the small blind. Blind bets mean there
is now something in the pot for the game to start.

Chips & Limits

Usually poker games are played with chips and not with cash.
Players change their cash into chips before the game starts. It
allows the dealer to keep the game in play rather than having to
stop/start to handle real money in various denominations.

Limit game

This is the usual game played and limits the level of bet that
can be placed in each round. So if the limit is set at $5, to raise
would mean placing a further $5 on top of the previous player's
bet. The only exceptions to this are for The Turn and The River,
where limits are doubled, so if a bet of $10 has been made then the
next player must either check at $10 or raise to $20.

The Nuts

This refers to the very best hand possible after all the cards
have been dealt.

The Deal

The dealer deals in a clockwise direction. His first deal is to
provide players with their two hole, or pocket cards. The first
round of bettng commences.
The dealer then deals the first three community cards, or flop,
followed by a second round of betting.

The fourth community card is dealt followed by the third round
of betting.
The fifth and final community card, known as the River is dealt
and there is another round of betting.

Players then reveal their hands if they wish to stake a claim on
the pot.

Flush

When you have cards all in the same suit, it is a flush.

Open-Ended Straight

This is when you hold cards in sequence but can add a card to
either end of that sequence. i.e. if you have a 3,4, 5 and 6, you
can use a 2 or a 7.

Inside Straight

This is the opposite to an open-ended straight, in that you need
a card in the middle of your sequence to complete it. i.e. you have
5, 7, 8, 9 and need a 6.

Trips or Three of a Kind

To form three cards of the same value.

Poker Face

A 'poker face' refers to the practice of maintain a neutral
expression throughout the game in order to avoid your competitors
guessing your hand. Whilst this is important in live poker, it is
not necessary at all if you are playing online poker.

Hand Rankings

It's vital to understand hand rankings in order to be able to
play any type of poker game. So here's a quick visual guide to the
various hand rankings from the highest to the lowest.

The Royal Flush

A Hearts

k Hearts

Q Hearts

J Hearts

10 Hearts

The Straight Flush

A Hearts

k Hearts

Q Hearts

J Hearts

10 Hearts

Four of a kind

10 Hearts

10 Spades

10 Diamonds

10 Clubs

2 Spades

Full House

Q Diamonds

Q Spades

Q Clubs

2 Hearts

2 Spades

Flush

A Spades

10 Spades

9 Spades

7 Spades

3 Spades

Straight

Q Hearts

J Diamonds

10 Spades

9 Clubs

8 Hearts

Three of a kind

K Spades

8 Diamonds

8 Spades

8 Hearts

5 Clubs

Two pairs

Q Clubs

Q Hearts

8 Hearts

3 Spades

3 Hearts

One pair

Q Hearts

8 Spades

8 Hearts

6 Hearts

2 Clubs

High card

K Spades

9 Clubs

7 Hearts

4 Spades

3 Spades

Top starting hands

Every player's pocket, or hole cards, are what sets his hand
apart from his competitors. For a simple guide to the best pocket
cards to be dealt, check out our list below. If you get great cards
then stay in the game, if you get the worst cards of the packs then
fold early.